Taunton police investigating armed robbery of city pet store

Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Taunton pet store, according to police.

Marc Larocque

Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Taunton pet store, according to police.

Police said they are currently looking into a report of an armed robbery at Petco, 65 Taunton Depot Drive, off Route 140. Police received reports that the suspect threatened at least one employee with a gun, according to Taunton Police Sgt. Kevin Medas.

“(Police investigators) are all out there right now,” Medas said when reached at the police station around 1:45 p.m.